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parakeet
CIDE DICTIONARY
parakeet, n.
Same as Parrakeet. [1913 Webster]
parakeet, n. [See Paroquet.].
Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet . [1913 Webster]
" Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genus Paleornis ; others belong to Polytelis , Platycercus , Psephotus , Euphema , and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the genus Conurus , as the Carolina parrakeet (Conurus Carolinensis )." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
parakeet, n. (US also parrakeet) any of various small usu. long-tailed parrots.
Etymology
OF paroquet, It. parrocchetto, Sp. periquito, perh. ult. f. dimin. of Pierre etc. Peter: cf. PARROT
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